2:00 PM – 4:00 PM MT
Grande Prairie Public Library
Rotary Community Room
9839 103 Ave Unit 101
Grande Prairie, AB
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Using techniques developed through 20 years of devised theatre practice, award-winning playwright David van Belle leads a workshop to help you get out of your mind and back into your instincts.
Opening remarks will be provided with local author Dustin Archibald! You’ve finished your writing masterpiece! Now what? If your plan is to get it published don’t miss this opportunity to learn the different paths to publishing. You’ll learn the difference between traditional, independent, self, and many other publishing options!
Intended for writers of any genre and at any stage of development, the workshop focuses on character development and voice, embracing randomness and surprise as resources for creating writing that is lively and unique. Emphasis will be on the creation of new writing, not existing projects, although the exercises can be adapted to shake up your current writing project as well.
David is an Edmonton-based writer whose works for the theatre include The Highest Step in the World, GIANT, The Last Voyage of Donald Crowhurst (all with Eric Rose at Ghost River Theatre), Liberation Days (Theatre Calgary) and BUZZ JOB! The True Story of Cal Cavendish (One Yellow Rabbit’s High Performance Rodeo). His first book of poetry, Reg’s Trees, based on paintings by Reg Knelsen, was published by B House Press. He has been nominated four times for the Gwen Pharis Ringwood Prize in playwriting, finally winning in 2022, and last year one of his short stories was nominated for an Alberta Magazine Award. David has been Writer-in-Residence for the Edmonton Public Library, Playwright-in-Residence at Alberta Theatre Projects, an ensemble member of One Yellow Rabbit and Creator-in-Residence for Ghost River Theatre. His 1940s-era adaptation of A Christmas Carol is currently running annually at the Citadel Theatre in Edmonton.
Though I mainly write fiction I have been known to dabble in computer programming (20+ years), martial arts (22+ years), business (20 years), and a whole bunch of other things. I try to keep open to learning new things and making new connections. I write books for children, teens, and adults, although my current focus is on pre/teen books especially with the Asha Anderson Series. I live in Grande Prairie, Alberta, Canada with my wife, Tracy, and my son, Logan.
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